Sat.Mar 03, 2012 - Fri.Mar 09, 2012

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11 Inspiring Nonprofit Facebook Timelines

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Most nonprofits have not yet upgraded to the new Facebook Timeline for Pages design, but as more and more admins begin to realize that the Timeline design and tool set is much more than just uploading a photo to the top of your page, I think we’ll see many of our favorite nonprofits take the leap and upgrade before the mandatory roll out of Facebook Timeline to all pages on March 30.

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Mastering Social Networking as a Volunteer

Amy Sample Ward

Yesterday was the 2012 New York Cares Leadership Conference , and I had the distinct pleasure of presenting a session to volunteer leaders and inspiring community members. The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer. For many organizations, we provide guidance or goals for using social channels to our staff, but this session was for the volunteers who want to make a difference from outside of the or

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How Online Fundraising, Gamification and Social Media Helped Raise over $2 Million Dollars in One Day

NetWits

Most nonprofits need to raise money to survive. It’s a day-to-day fact of life. And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. The move towards a multichannel fundraising approach (online and offline) is becoming more and more critical to long-term success.

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Google needs to stop treating support like it’s an add-on feature

Judi Sohn

Google, I think I’m over you. Nonprofit Salesforce Practitioners (NPSF) is a 6 year-old Google Group now with over 1700 members, averaging around 300 messages a month. I’ve been co-moderator of the group since 2009. Only requirement for membership is that you have a connection in some way to nonprofits using Salesforce. User, administrator, vendor, consultant.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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HOW TO: Custom Design Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Timeline

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many of you have probably already heard that Facebook Timeline for Pages will automatically go live for all brand pages on March 30. As admins, you can currently “ Preview Your Page “ to enable the new design in advance of the mandatory rollout. Many nonprofits are postponing upgrading their pages because the Default Landing Tab option is disabled in the new design, but I personally have never been much of a believer that Default Landing Tabs have resulted in high numbers of e-newsl

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A Book!!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

As I said, I am done. Blogging, that is. But I’m a writer, and the writer in me decided that “Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology” is going to be a book. I’ll leave you just with that little tidbit. In April (after my lenten social media fast ), and after I relaunch my personal site (I’m moving all of the tech stuff there, and this URL will have stuff for the book,) I’ll fill everyone in with a lot more details.

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Timelines, they are a-changing

NCE Social Media

If you have a Facebook page for your organization be prepared for a change on March 30, 2012. Facebook is changing all pages over to it’s timeline format. What does that mean for you? Well, since there is a change in layout, you’ll want to make sure you have branding and graphics correctly sized and ready for the change. You can opt in to the changes to see what your page will look like.

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How To Create A Terrific Facebook Cover Image If You Don’t Have Resources To Hire A Designer

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note From Beth: Nonprofits are beginning to unveil their new timeline designs (I’ve been post examples on my Facebook Page and curating them in pinterest ) In the Friending the Finish Line peer learning group I’ve been working with, participants are sharing their creativity, including this cover design from Utah Children created by staff person Barbara Munoz.

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Don't Let Technology Hurdles Crush Inspiration

Wild Apricot

Are technology hurdles preventing your organization from sharing inspirational messages? Here's a look at a video by John Haydon that offers practical advice for removing those hurdles.

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Lame spam of the day: Order Confirmation

Robert Weiner

This spam is similar to the American Airlines Ticket Order message, but much lamer. It's addressed to "Dear User", doesn't bother to include a human sender name, doesn't mention an airline or destination, and the link clearly goes somewhere fishy. In fact, it doesn't even say the charge is for an airline ticket -- maybe I'm taking a cruise. I don't see any info about the payload and don't intend to find out.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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How to Build Your Community While Having Fun

NTEN

Evan Bailyn. Author. Outsmarting Google. There is nothing more attractive than authenticity. If you allow your organization to be the sum of the passionate people it comprises, your number of supporters will skyrocket. To succeed in the nonprofit world, you need support. Many of us spend our time laboring for this support, between fundraising, organization-building, and developing new content.

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KONY, Networked Nonprofits, and Transparency

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On Tuesday, right before the KONY video exploded on the mainstreams and went viral online, my 6th grade son came home from school and announced, ”Did you know that there are more people on Facebook today compared to the number of people on the planet ten years ago? I immediately asked him how do you know that? What was your source? He answered, “KONY Youtube Video.” That was the first I heard of the video and immediately tracked it down to watch the 30 minute video.

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Taking Events Beyond the Status Quo

Wild Apricot

To take this year's events "beyond the mediocre" here are some tips on how to take an innovative and disruptive approach to create new event experiences.

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Private Foundations Now Eligible to Receive Microsoft Software Donations!

Tech Soup

In case you haven’t heard, 501(c)(3) private foundations are now eligible to receive Microsoft donations through the Microsoft Software Donation Program. Microsoft has made several exciting updates to its software donation program to make it more convenient for all nonprofits to request software donations. To learn more about the Microsoft Software Donation Program, visit our Overview of the Microsoft Software Donation Program.

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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Volunteers + the Right Technology = Your Dreams Come True

NTEN

Shari Ilsen. Online Communications Manager. VolunteerMatch. Running an effective, successful volunteer program can be a game changer for your nonprofit. Here are some tools, tips, and strategies that can help you succeed in each of the three phases of the volunteer lifecycle. Thanks to the Internet and all sorts of other exciting 21st century technologies, our world is becoming increasingly connected, personalized, and flexible.

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Message It: How to Make the Most of Your New Facebook Page

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’ve been working with John Haydon over the past week to get my Facebook Page ready to go (and it’s gonna rock can’t wait to show it off!). As part of the process, I’ve been looking at what other nonprofits have done to get ideas. It takes time to do that, so I’ve been posting screenshots of Nonprofit Facebook Pages and curating them on pinterest so other nonprofits can spend more time looking, versus hunting.

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Brain Scans Offer Donor Insight

Wild Apricot

A new study offers insight into what motivates individuals in charitable bequest decision making.

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5 Blogging Workshops for Writers, Nonprofits, Entrepreneurs and Artists

Have Fun - Do Good

This month's issue of the Juicy Blogging eNews features an article about taking a blogging break, and announces five blogging workshops I'll be teaching this spring. You can view the workshop schedule (and article) through the Juicy Blogging eNews , or scroll through them below: Wednesdays, May 16-June 6, 2012 Juicy Blogging Circle: Grow Your Blogging Habit Online (private blog) and conference calls $99 when you join by May 9 $125 after May 9 May 5, 2012 Blogging for Writers The Writing Salon, S

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Nonprofit Technology Kick Start: Free World Class Board Meeting Software

Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.

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Report Release: The First "State of the Nonprofit Cloud" Report

NTEN

In the second half of 2011, when we set out to look at the “State of the Nonprofit Cloud”, we weren’t sure what to expect—and what we found after surveying US nonprofits and conducting follow-up interviews was that it’s somewhat. foggy. The vast majority of nonprofits we surveyed were using hosted software, but our interviews with staff members revealed that many didn’t even realize those systems could be considered hosted, or “cloud”, solutions.

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101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits: A Field Guide

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Click to view on Amazon. My colleagues Chad Norman and Melanie Mathos (who have day jobs at Blackbaud) have published a new social media how-to book, 101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits: A Field Guide. The book is a collection of time saving tips for using social media organized into the following categories: set up, communicate, engage, fundraise, and measure.

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The Red Cross Launches Crisis Data Response and Listening Center

Care2

Yesterday in Washington, DC, Dell and the American Red Cross announced the launch of the Digital Operations Center , a social media emergency management response center. The digital monitoring facility was donated by Dell, and is based off their critically acclaimed Social Media Listening and Command Center. Dell CEO Michael Dell and American Red Cross CEO Gale McGovern.

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Digital Inclusion Project Wants to Hear From You

Tech Soup

Is digital inclusion part of your organization's mission? Do you offer technology skills training or provide public access to computers? Do you help promote equal access to technology tools, knowledge, and resources in your community? Then we want to hear from you! Please take 15 minutes to share your input on our digital inclusion survey. Feedback is needed by Friday, March 9.

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Donor Engagement Guide: 8 Key Steps to Better Retain and Engage Donors

Are your donors your biggest fans, or are you lacking donor loyalty? The truth is, your donors have expectations of what their relationship with your organization should look like. This ebook will help you learn how to live up to those expectations!

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Managing a Flash Crisis: How to Handle Online Criticism of Your Organization

NTEN

Adele Cehrs. President. Epic PR Group. Understanding how a strategy, announcement, or issue will play out on various platforms can mean the difference between creating a winning campaign and a PR disaster. As social media evolves, every drop of news, hype, or rumor can cause a consumer reaction. People share, comment, and chat, and suddenly, you’ve got a chain reaction.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

March 8, International Women’s Day , marks an occasion to celebrate the accomplishments of women worldwide. I’m honored to be working on some social media capacity projects to assist NGOs that are supporting women’s issues – from a learning exchange for Packard Foundation Grantees in Pakistan to a Women’s Leadership Network in Africa to the e-mediat that is working with many NGOs that support women and girls in the Arab World.

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Report: State of the Nonprofit Cloud

Care2

NTEN just released a new report for the nonprofit technology sector, " The State of the Nonprofit Cloud ," which found that out of 780 nonprofits surveyed, 91% use some of kind of cloud-based software solution. The most commonly used cloud-based systems were staff email solutions, at 69%, followed by broadcast email 57% and office software 44%. Why are Nonprofits Using Cloud Solutions?

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Free Tools from Symantec to Monitor Computer Usage

Tech Soup

Symantec recently updated their free Norton Online Family suite with more features to monitor and track a minor's usage of computers and Android phones. Even though the products are targeted mostly to parents and other consumer-grade users, it could also be applicable to computer labs where minors use PCs - like those in schools, public libraries, and nonprofit community technology centers.

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Nonprofit Technology Adoption: Why It Matters and How to Be Successful

Organizations like yours are increasingly realizing that technology adoption is only as good as the technology you choose. Statistics from a 2014 NTEN study show that seriously investing resources in training for your staff corresponds to higher adoption and ultimately technology effectiveness. In this report, we’ll give you a high-level overview of how to get your organization in shape for technology adoption and best practices for facilitating this critical process.

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Nonprofit Technology Poetry Slam at SXSW

NTEN

poetryslam At NTEN, we love all the various tools and technologies that help us communicate and connect with our community, ensure that all of our work and cat videos are backed up, and our data is both useable and safe. We love technology so much that every now and then we're moved to write a poem or song lyrics. But, we don't think we're alone. Whether you have an ode to Google+, a haiku about Twitter, or a sonnet for Pinterest, we want to hear it!

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New Facebook Brand Page for Beth’s Blog: With A Little Help from My Friends

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Like many of you, when Facebook unveiled the new brand page guidelines – I was stressed out. With a big training project in the Middle East less than a week away, I was short on time. And, if you’re photoshop and graphically challenged, making the switch to the new brand page format could cause a double whammy of panic. So, what you do?

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Today's Quote On Excelling In Sales

Eric Jacobsen Blog

As stated in the new book, The Connectors , today's quote by Carl W. Buehner is: "They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.".

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Stay Connected with Donated Smartphones from Dell

Tech Soup

New to TechSoup: 3G Windows Venue Pro smartphones (admin fee: $31) from the Dell donation program. Stay in constant communication with your team by adding smartphones to your nonprofit’s or library’s toolkit. With Venue Pro smartphones in hand, you and your staff can: Check your email from almost anywhere. Access your calendars and daily schedule on the road.

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

Association executives—and hopefully their boards—know that they are facing perilous times. Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.orgSource offers a straightforward approach to navigating these changes and readying your organization for growth.